DALLAS, Texas – The No. 5 Louisiana Tech women's bowling team finished fourth with 6,738 total pins at the Lady Techsters Classic in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, as the remainder of the tournament was canceled due to weather.
 
"It was disappointing our tournament ended so early because of weather conditions," head coach Matt Nantais said. "Although it was an abrupt ending, we were able to still get a great senior day for Ashley and Kaitlyn. We ended the tournament with a 3-4 record. It was not our best showing, but, as a team, we never gave up. We struggled with keeping up with the transition and filling in the 10th frame which are both things we need to work on in order to succeed at our next tournament."
 
The shortened Lady Techsters Classic consisted of seven traditional matches with the tournament champion being determined by the total pin count.
 
Louisiana Tech went 3-2 in its Friday traditional matches. LA Tech opened the tournament with a 1,002-951 loss to No. 3 Arkansas State. The Lady Techsters then recorded three straight victories with a 923-881 win over No. 12 Tulane, a 1,059-899 win against No. 10 Stephen F. Austin and a 967-643 victory over Grambling State. Tech ended the day with a 1,048-928 loss to No. 6 Sam Houston.
 
LA Tech lost both of its traditional matches on Saturday with a 906-895 loss to SFA and a 1,173-1,015 loss to No. 2 Vanderbilt.
 
Senior Ashley Channell and sophomore Danielle Jedlicki led the Lady Techsters after placing ninth (204) and 10th (201), respectively. Junior Lindsay Manning (197, 17th), freshman Baileigh Snow (191, 23rd), sophomore Allie Leiendecker (190, 24th), senior Kaitlyn Eder (185, 32nd), junior Kalia Patterson (159, 44th) and junior Emily Rettig (158, 46th) rounded out Louisiana Tech's tournament lineup.
 
No. 2 Vanderbilt won the Lady Techsters Classic with 7,089 total pins. No. 3 Arkansas State placed second  at the tournament with 6,863 pins, No. 10 Stephen F. Austin finished third with 6,743 and No. 5 Louisiana Tech was fourth with 6,738. No. 12 Tulane placed fifth with 6,724 total pins, followed by No. 6 Sam Houston at sixth with 6,702 and Grambling State rounded out the team standings at seventh with 3,232.
 
Louisiana Tech will next compete at the Vanderbilt-hosted Columbia 300 Music City Classic from March 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn.